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Page 1: User Manual
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Table of Contents Preface ..........................5 Before You Begin ......................6 Safety Guidelines................................6 Controller Configurations .............................. 6 Packaging, Shipment and Delivery ..........................6 Unpacking the Shipping Carton ..........................7 Chapter 1 Product Introduction ................. 8 Technical Specifications ............................. - Page 3 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 3.2 Disk Drive Installation............................32 3.2.1 Installing Disk Drive in a Disk Tray ...................... 32 Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options ............ 35 Configuration through Telnet ......................... 35 Configuration through the LCD Panel......................40 4.2.1 Menu Diagram .............................
- Page 4 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.3 Fibre Channel Config ..........................83 5.5.4 EtherNet Configuration ..........................86 5.5.5 Alert By Mail Configuration ........................87 5.5.6 SNMP Configuration ..........................88 5.5.7 NTP Configuration ............................89 5.5.8 View Events / Mute Beeper ........................90 5.5.9 Generate Test Event ...........................
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Page 5: Preface
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Preface About this manual This manual provides information regarding the hardware features, installation and configuration of the RAID subsystem. This document also describes how to use the storage management software. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings. -
Page 6: Before You Begin
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Before You Begin Before going through with this manual, you should read and focus on the following safety guidelines. Notes about the subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included here. Safety Guidelines To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance, user is advised to be aware of the following safety... -
Page 7: Unpacking The Shipping Carton
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Shipping Carton The shipping package contains the following: RAID Subsystem Unit Two (2) power cords One (1) Fibre optic cable One (1) RJ45 Ethernet cable One (1) external serial cable RJ11-to-DB9 One(1) PSFM Plate Cover User Manual NOTE: If any damage is found, contact the dealer or vendor for assistance. -
Page 8: Chapter 1 Product Introduction
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Product Introduction The RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem features 8Gb FC-AL host performance to increase system efficiency and performance. It features high capacity expansion, with 16 hot-swappable SAS2/SATA3 hard disk drive bays in a 19-inch 3U rackmount unit, scaling to a maximum storage capacity in the terabyte range. - Page 9 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Feature Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60 and JBOD Supports online Array roaming Online RAID level/stripe size migration Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously Support global and dedicated hot spare Online Volume Set Expansion Support multiple array enclosures per host connection Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)
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Page 10: Technical Specifications
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 1.1 Technical Specifications RAID Controller FC-SAS Controller Single Host Interface Four FC-AL (8Gb/s) Disk Interface 6Gb SAS, SATA SAS Expansion Two 6Gb/s SAS (SFF-8088) - Direct Attached 16 Disks - Expansion Up to 128 Disks Processor Type 800MHz RAID-On-Chip storage processor 1GB~4GB DDR2-800 ECC Registered... - Page 11 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Form Factor # of Hot Swap Trays Tray Lock Disk Status Indicator Access / Fail LED Backplane SAS2 / SATA3 Single BP # of PS/Fan Modules 500W x 2 w/PFC # of Fans AC 90V ~ 264V Full Range Power requirements 10A ~ 5A, 47Hz ~ 63Hz Relative Humidity...
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Page 12: Raid Concepts
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 1.2 RAID Concepts RAID Fundamentals The basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive. The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive. - Page 13 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy. RAID 0 arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi-user environments or small stripes for single-user systems that access long sequential records.
- Page 14 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector-stripes data across groups of drives, but one drive in the group is dedicated for storing parity information. RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection. In the case of drive failure, data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR (XOR) of the information recorded on the remaining drives.
- Page 15 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem RAID 6 is similar to RAID 5 in that data protection is achieved by writing parity information to the physical drives in the array. With RAID 6, however, two sets of parity data are used. These two sets are different, and each set occupies a capacity equivalent to that of one of the constituent drives.
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Page 16: Raid Management
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem RAID Management The subsystem can implement several different levels of RAID technology. RAID levels supported by the subsystem are shown below. RAID Level Description Min. Drives Block striping is provide, which yields higher performance than with individual drives. There is no redundancy. -
Page 17: Fibre Functions
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 1.3 Fibre Functions 1.3.1 Overview Fibre Channel is a set of standards under the auspices of ANSI (American National Standards Institute). Fibre Channel combines the best features from SCSI bus and IP protocols into a single standard interface, including high-performance data transfer (up to 800 MB per second), low error rates, multiple connection topologies, scalability, and more. -
Page 18: Arbitrated Loop
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem interface. The point-to-point topology extends SCSI connectivity from a server to a peripheral device over longer distances. Arbitrated Loop The arbitrated loop (FC-AL) topology provides a relatively simple method of connecting and sharing resources. This topology allows up to 126 devices or nodes in a single, continuous loop or ring. -
Page 19: Basic Elements
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 1.3.3 Basic Elements The following elements are the connectivity of storages and Server components using the Fibre channel technology. Cables and connectors There are different types of cables of varies lengths for use in a Fibre Channel configuration. -
Page 20: Array Definition
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 1.4 Array Definition 1.4.1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets. It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives. A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives (disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set). -
Page 21: High Availability
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 1.5 High Availability 1.5.1 Creating Hot Spares A hot spare drive is an unused online available drive, which is ready to replace a failed disk drive. In a RAID level 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, or 60 Raid Set, any unused online available drive installed but not belonging to a Raid Set can be defined as a hot spare drive. -
Page 22: Chapter 2 Identifying Parts Of The Raid Subsystem
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the system. Familiarize yourself with the parts and terms as you may encounter them later in the later chapters and sections. 2.1 Main Components 2.1.1 Front View User Manual... -
Page 23: Disk Trays
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2.1.1.1 Disk Trays HDD Status Indicator Function Part This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed. HDD Activity LED Green LED indicates power is on and hard drive status is good for this slot. -
Page 24: Lcd Front Panel
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2.1.1.2 LCD Front Panel Smart Function Front Panel The smart LCD panel is an option to configure the RAID subsystem. If you are configuring the subsystem using the LCD panel, press the Select button to login and configure the RAID subsystem. - Page 25 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Environment Status LEDs Parts Function Power LED Green LED indicates power is ON. If a redundant power supply unit fails, this Power Fail LED LED will turn to RED and alarm will sound. When a fan fails or the fan’s rotational speed is below 700RPM, this LED will turn red and Fan Fail LED an alarm will sound.
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Page 26: Rear View
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2.1.2 Rear View Controller Module – The subsystem has single controller module. Power Supply / Fan Module #1, #2 – Two power supply / fan modules are located at the rear of the subsystem. Each PSFM has one Power Supply and two Fans. PSFM 1 has Power#1, Fan#1 and Fan#2. -
Page 27: Controller Module Panel
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2.2.1 Controller Module Panel Note: Only one host cable and one SFP module are included in the package. Additional host cables and SFP modules are optional and can be purchased separately for upgrade. User Manual... - Page 28 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Part Description There are four Fibre host channels (A, B, C, and D) which can be use to connect to Host Channel A, B, C, D Fibre HBA on the Host system, or to connect to FC switch. Use for expansion;...
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Page 29: Power Supply / Fan Module (Psfm)
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2.3 Power Supply / Fan Module (PSFM) The RAID subsystem contains two 500W Power Supply / Fan Modules. All the Power Supply / Fan Modules (PSFMs) are inserted into the rear of the chassis. 2.3.1 PSFM Panel The panel of the Power Supply/Fan Module contains: the Power On/Off Switch, the AC Inlet Plug, and a Power On/Fail Indicator showing the Power Status LED, indicating ready or fail. - Page 30 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem NOTE: Each PSFM has one Power Supply and two Fans. PSFM 1 has Power#1, Fan#1 and Fan#2. PSFM 2 has Power#2, Fan#3 and Fan#4. When the Power Supply of a PSFM fails, the PSFM need not be removed from the slot if replacement is not yet available.
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Page 31: Chapter 3 Getting Started With The Subsystem
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Subsystem 3.1 Powering On 1. Plug in the power cords into the AC Power Input Socket located at the rear of the subsystem. NOTE: The subsystem is equipped with redundant, full range power supplies with PFC (power factor correction). -
Page 32: Disk Drive Installation
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 3.2 Disk Drive Installation This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive. The subsystem supports hot-swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running. - Page 33 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 4. Place the hard drive in the disk tray. Turn the disk tray upside down. Align the four screw holes of the SAS disk drive in the four Hole A of the disk tray. To secure the disk drive into the disk tray, tighten four screws on these holes of the disk tray.
- Page 34 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5. Slide the tray into a slot. 6. Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place. The HDD Fault LED will turn green when the subsystem is powered on and HDD is good. 7.
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Page 35: Chapter 4 Raid Configuration Utility Options
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options Configuration Methods There are t h r e e methods of configuring the RAID controller: a. Front panel touch-control buttons b. Web browser-based remote RAID management via the R-Link Ethernet port c. - Page 36 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2. Enter the RAID subsystem’s IP address. Make sure the PC running the terminal emulation program can connect to the RAID subsystem’s IP address. Click “Next”. 3. Rename the Session name if necessary. Click “Finish”. 4.
- Page 37 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5. After successful connection, the Main Menu will be displayed. Select a menu and the Password box will be shown. Enter password (default is 00000000) to login. Keyboard Function Key Definitions “A” key - to move to the line above “Z”...
- Page 38 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by selecting the appropriate menu option. NOTE: The password option allows user to set or clear the RA ID subsystem’s password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password.
- Page 39 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items under it will be displayed. The submenus for each item are shown in Section 4.2.1. The configuration utility main menu options are: Option Description Create a RAID configuration which...
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Page 40: Configuration Through The Lcd Panel
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 4.2 Configuration through the LCD Panel All configurations can be performed through the LCD Display front panel function keys, except for the “Firmware update”. The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information, status indication, or menus. The LCD screen displays menu items or other information up to two lines at a time. -
Page 41: Menu Diagram
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 4.2.1 Menu Diagram The following menu diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through telnet. User Manual... - Page 42 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem User Manual...
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Page 47: Configuration Through Web Browser-Based Proraid Manager
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 4.3 Configuration through web browser-based proRAID Manager The RAID subsystem can be remotely configured via R-Link port with proRAID Manager, a web browser-based application. The proRAID Manager can be used to manage all available functions of the RAID controller. To configure the RAID subsystem from a remote machine, you need to know its IP Address. - Page 48 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all available function that user can execute by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink. Description Individual Category Quick Function Create a RAID configuration, which consists of all physical disks installed. The Volume Set Capacity, Raid Level, and Stripe Size can be modified during setup.
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Page 49: Chapter 5 Raid Management
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 5 RAID Management 5.1 Quick Function 5.1.1 Quick Create The number of physical drives in the RAID subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the Raid Set. This feature allows user to create a Raid Set associated with exactly one Volume Set. - Page 50 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Tick on the Confirm The Operation o p t i o n and click on the Submit button in the Quick Create screen. The Raid Set and Volume Set will start to initialize. You can use RaidSet Hierarchy feature to view the Volume Set information (Refer to Section 5.6.1).
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Page 51: Raid Set Functions
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2 RAID Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets. User can manually configure and take full control of the Raid Set settings, but it will take a little longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration. -
Page 52: Delete Raid Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.2 Delete RAID Set To delete a Raid Set, click on the Delete RAID Set link. A “Select The Raid Set To Delete” screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the system. Select the Raid Set you want to delete in the Select column. -
Page 53: Expand Raid Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.3 Expand RAID Set Use this option to expand a Raid Set, when one or more disk drives is/are added to the system. This function is active when at least one drive is available. To expand a Raid Set, click on the Expand RAID Set link. Select the Raid Set which you want to expand. - Page 54 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Migration occurs when a disk is added to a R aid S et. Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information. Migrating status is also displayed in the Volume Set status area of the Volume Set Information for all Volume Sets under the Raid Set which is migrating.
- Page 55 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem NOTE: Cannot expand Raid Set when contains Raid30/50/60 volume. User Manual...
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Page 56: Offline Raid Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.4 Offline RAID Set If user wants to offline (and move) a Raid Set while the system is powered on, use the Offline Raid Set function. After completing the function, the HDD state will change to “Offlined”... -
Page 57: Rename Raid Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.5 Rename RAID Set Use this function to rename a RAID Set. Select the “Rename RAID Set” under the RAID Set Functions, and then select the Select the RAID Set to rename and click “Submit”. Enter the new name for the RAID Set. -
Page 58: Activate Incomplete Raid Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.6 Activate Incomplete RAID Set When Raid Set State is “Normal”, this means there is no failed disk drive. When does a Raid Set State becomes “Incomplete”? If the RAID subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state, and when the subsystem is powered on, the Raid Set State will change to “Incomplete”. - Page 59 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem When can the “Activate Incomplete Raid Set” function be used? In order to access the Volume Set(s) and corresponding data, use the Activate Incomplete RAID Set function to active the Raid Set. After selecting this function, the Raid State will change to “Degraded”...
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Page 60: Create Hot Spare
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.7 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare. When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function, all unused (n on Raid Set member) disk drives in the subsystem appear. Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box. -
Page 61: Delete Hot Spare
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.2.8 Delete Hot Spare Select the target Hot Spare disk(s) to delete by clicking on the appropriate check box. Tick on the Confirm The Operation, and click on the Submit button in the screen to delete the hot spare(s). -
Page 62: Volume Set Function
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3 Volume Set Function Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set. -
Page 63: Initialization Mode
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Volume Name: The default Volume Set name will appear as “Volume---VOL#XXX”. You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit. Volume Raid Level: Set the RAID level for the Volume Set. Click the down-arrow in the drop-down list. The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed. - Page 64 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Stripe Size: This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1, 10, 5 or 6 Volume Set. You can set the stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 A larger stripe size produces better-read performance, especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads.
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Page 65: Create Raid 30/50/60
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.2 Create Raid 30/50/60 To create a Raid30/50/60 Volume Set, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Raid30/50/60 link. The Select Multiple RaidSet For Raid30/50/60 screen will show all R aid S ets. Tick on t h e R aid Sets that you want to include in the creation and then click on the Submit button. -
Page 66: Delete Volume Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.3 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume S et , select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets. -
Page 67: Modify Volume Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.4 Modify Volume Set Use this function to modify Volume Set configuration. To modify the attributes of a Volume Set: 1. Click on the Modify Volume Set link. 2. Tick from the list the Volume Set you want to modify. Click on the Submit button. The following screen appears. -
Page 68: Volume Set Expansion
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.4.1 Volume Set Expansion Volume Capacity (Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re-stripe) Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your subsystem. (Refer to Section 5.2.3) The expanded capacity can be used to enlarge the Volume Set size or create another Volume Set. -
Page 69: Volume Set Migration
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.4.2 Volume Set Migration Migration occurs when a Volume Set migrates from one RAID level to another, a Volume Set stripe size changes, or when a disk is added to a Raid Set. Migrating status is displayed in the Volume S e t status area of the RaidSet Hierarchy screen during migration. -
Page 70: Check Volume Set
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check, which verifies the correctness of redundant data (data blocks and parity blocks) in a Volume Set. This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks, or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks. - Page 71 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 3. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. The Checking process will be started. The checking percentage can also be viewed by clicking on RaidSet Hierarchy in the Information menu. NOTE: The result of Check Volume Set function is shown in System Events Information and Volume Set Information.
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Page 72: Schedule Volume Check
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.6 Schedule Volume Check To perform Check Volume Set by schedule, follow these steps: 1. Click on the Schedule Volume Check link. 2. Select the desired schedule that you wish the Check Volume Set function to run. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. -
Page 73: Stop Volume Check
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.3.7 Stop Volume Check Use this option to stop all Volume Set consistency checking process/processes. User Manual... -
Page 74: Physical Drive
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the functions listed below. 5.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk A Pass-Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set. -
Page 75: Modify A Pass-Through Disk
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass-Through Disk. User can modify the Cache Mode, Tagged Command Queuing, Fibre Port Mapping, and Fibre Channel/LUN Base/LUN on an existing Pass-Through Disk. To modify the Pass-Through drive attribute from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on the Modify a Pass-Through Disk link. -
Page 76: Delete Pass-Through Disk
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk To delete Pass-Through Disk from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on Delete Pass-Through link. Select a Pass-Through Disk, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action. User Manual... -
Page 77: Identify Enclosure
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.4.4 Identify Enclosure To identify an Enclosure, move the mouse cursor and click on Identify Enclosure link. The Select The Enclosure For Identification screen appears. Tick on the enclosure from the list of enclosures, then click on the Submit button to identify the selected enclosure. -
Page 78: Identify Selected Drive
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.4.5 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive. When a disk drive is selected using the Identify Drive function, the Status LED of the selected disk drive will be blinking. -
Page 79: System Controls
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5 System Controls 5.5.1 System Configuration To set the RAID su bsystem system configuration options, c lick th e S ys tem Co nfi gu ra tio n link u nder the Syste m Con tr ols menu. The System Configurations screen will be shown. - Page 80 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem SATA NCQ Support: NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives. It allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time. Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re-ordered, along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload.
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Page 81: Hdd Power Management
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.2 HDD Power Management MAID (Massive Array of Idle Disks) is a storage technology that employs a large group of disk drives in which only those drives in active use are spinning at any given time. This reduces power consumption and prolongs the lives of the drives. - Page 82 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Time to HDD Low Power Idle: (MAID Level 1) This option enables the RAID subsystem to place idle HDDs of a Raid Set in Low Power Mode, where drives’ heads are unloaded. The power consumption of the Idle HDD saving is around 15% to 20%.
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Page 83: Fibre Channel Config
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.3 Fibre Channel Config To set the Fibre Channel Configuration function, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Fibre Channel Config. The Fibre Channel Configuration screen will be shown. Configure the desired function. WWNN (World Wide Node Name) The WWNN of the FC RAID system is shown at top of the configuration screen. - Page 84 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Channel Topology Each Fibre Channel can be configured to the following Topology options: Fabric, Point-to-Point, Loop, Auto, or Loop/MNID. The default Topology is set to “Auto”, which takes precedence of Loop Topology. Restarting the RAID controller is needed for any topology change to take effect.
- Page 85 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem NOTE: For reliable operation of the RAID subsystem and depending on how the subsystem is connected, it is recommended to setup Channel Speed and Channel Topology as follows: RAID subsystem is Channel Speed Channel Topology connected to: setting: setting:...
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Page 86: Ethernet Configuration
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.4 EtherNet Configuration To set the Ethernet configuration, click the EtherNet Configuration link under the System Controls menu. The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown. Set the desired configuration. Once done, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings. -
Page 87: Alert By Mail Configuration
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.5 Alert By Mail Configuration To set the Event Notification function, click on the Alert By Mail Configuration link under the System Controls menu. The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen will be shown. Set up the desired function and option. When an abnormal condition occurs, an error message will be emailed to the email recipient(s) that a problem has occurred. -
Page 88: Snmp Configuration
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.6 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN/ WAN management integration. To set the SNMP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link. -
Page 89: Ntp Configuration
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.7 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol. It is an Internet protocol used to synchronize the clocks of computers to some time reference. Type the NTP Server IP Address to enable the RAID subsystem to synchronize with it. To set the NTP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the NTP Configuration link. -
Page 90: View Events / Mute Beeper
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.8 View Events / Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem’s event log information, move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the View Events/Mute Beeper link. The Raid Subsystem’s System Events Information screen appears. The System Events Information screen will show: Time, Device, Event type, Elapse Time and Errors. -
Page 91: Generate Test Event
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.9 Generate Test Event If you want to generate test events, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Event Link. Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. -
Page 92: Clear Event Buffer
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.10 Clear Event Buffer Use this feature to clear the RAID subsystem’s System Events Information buffer. User Manual... -
Page 93: Modify Password
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.11 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem’s admin password, click on the Modify Password link under the System Controls menu. The Modify System Password screen appears. The factory-default admin password is set to 00000000. Once the password has been set, the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password. -
Page 94: Shutdown Controller
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.13 Shutdown Controller Use this function to shutdown the RAID Controller. This is used to flush the data from the cache memory, and is normally done before powering off the system power switch. After shutting down the controller and still want to use the RAID subsystem, you must restart the controller either by Restart Controller function or by Power Supply On/Off switch. -
Page 95: Restart Controller
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.5.14 Restart Controller Use this function to restart the RAID Controller. This is normally done after upgrading the controller’s firmware. User Manual... -
Page 96: Information Menu
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.6 Information Menu 5.6.1 RAID Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem’s existing Raid Set(s), Volume Set(s) and disk drive(s) configuration and information. Select the RAID Set Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. To view the Raid Set information, click the Raid Set # link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. - Page 97 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem To view the disk drive information, click the E# Slot# link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. The Device Information screen appears. This screen shows various information such as disk drive model name, serial number, firmware revision, disk capacity, timeout count, media error count, and SMART information.
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Page 98: Sas Chip Information
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.6.2 SAS Chip Information To view the SAS Chip Information of the RAID Controller, click the link SAS Chip Information. The SAS Address, Component Vendor, Component ID, Enclosure number, Number of Phys, and Attached Expander information will be shown. User Manual... -
Page 99: System Information
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.6.3 System Information To view the RAID subsystem’s controller information, click the System Information link from the Information menu. The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears. The Controller Name, Firmware Version, BOOT ROM Version, Agilent TSDK, PL Firmware Version, Serial Number, Unit Serial #, Main Processor, CPU ICache Size, CPU DCache Size, System Memory, and Current IP Address appear in this screen. -
Page 100: Hardware Monitor
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5.6.4 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem’s hardware information, click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu. The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears. NOTE: To disable auto refresh of GUI, tick the “Stop Auto Refresh” option. -
Page 101: Chapter 6 Maintenance
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Chapter 6 Maintenance 6.1 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Cache Memory The RAID controller is equipped with one DDRII SDRAM socket. By default, the RAID controller comes with at least 1GBof memory that is expandable to a maximum of 4GB. The expansion memory module can be purchased from your dealer. -
Page 102: Upgrading The Raid Controller's Firmware
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6.2 Upgrading the RAID Controller’s Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem’s controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware. User can simply re-program the old firmware through the RS-232 port. - Page 103 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Telnet NOTE: This example uses CRT terminal emulation program. For easier upgrade procedure, it is recommended to use web browser-based firmware upgrade. 1. To connect to RAID subsystem using Telnet, open Terminal Emulation program (example, CRT 6.1) Refer to Section 4.1 for sample step to enable Telnet connection via CRT program.
- Page 104 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 4. Select the firmware BINARY file (xxxx-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin) and click “Add”. Then click “OK”. NOTE: The BOOT firmware file (xxxxBOOT-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin) must be upgraded first. Then repeat the steps to upgrade the firmware file (xxxx-vvv-yyyyyyyy.bin). 5. Select Update Firmware, and click “Transfer” and then “Start Zmodem Upload”. User Manual...
- Page 105 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6. A message “Update The Firmware” will be displayed. Select “Yes”. 7. Select “Yes” again. 8. Message will show “Start Updating Firmware, Please Wait”. User Manual...
- Page 106 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 9. Message will show “Firmware has been updated successfully”. 10. The RAID Controller must be restarted in order for the new firmware to take effect. 11. Select Restart Controller and then select “Yes”. User Manual...
- Page 107 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 12. Select “Yes” again to confirm. The RAID controller will restart. User Manual...
- Page 108 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller. NOTE: When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded, upgrade first the boot ROM firmware. Then repeat the process (steps 1 to 3) to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary.
- Page 109 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5. After the firmware upgrade is complete, a message will show “Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully”. Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect. User Manual...
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Page 110: Upgrading The Expander Firmware
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6.3 Upgrading the Expander Firmware Upgrading Firmware Through Terminal NOTE: It is important to stop I/O access to RAID subsystem during firmware upgrade. 1. Please use the null modem cable (RJ11 to DB9) and to connect COM2 (CLI) and PC serial port/COM1 Port (or change to other COM Port as necessary). - Page 111 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Select Function menu to transfer firmware file: “Function” “Transfer” “Send File” “Browse” “Open” and select the .fw file (for example: 8016-07.01.09.96-20110211.fw) from firmware folder location. Select “Xmodem” Protocol to send firmware file (Only need about 60 seconds to finish sending firmware file.
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Page 112: Replacing Subsystem Components
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6.4 Replacing Subsystem Components 6.4.1 Replacing Controller Module When replacing a failed Controller Module, please follow these steps: 1. Make sure the subsystem is in power off state. Loosen the thumbscrews on the sides of the Controller Module case. 2. -
Page 113: Replacing Power Supply Fan Module
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6.4.2 Replacing Power Supply Fan Module When replacing a failed power supply fan module (PSFM), please follow these steps: 1. Turn off the Power On/Off Switch of the failed PSFM. 2. Disconnect the power cord from the AC Inlet Plug of PSFM. 3. -
Page 114: Replacing Power Supply Fan Module With Plate Cover
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6.4.2.1 Replacing Power Supply Fan Module with Plate Cover When replacing a failed power supply fan module (PSFM) with Plate Cover, please follow these steps: 1. Turn off the Power On/Off Switch of the failed PSFM. 2. -
Page 115: Appendix 1 Disk Power Off/On Function In Web Gui
Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem Appendix 1 Disk Power Off/On Function in Web GUI NOTE: This document is intended to help Support Engineers to remotely verify disk problem in the Raid Subsystem. In order to use the Disk Power Cycle (Off/On) Function in Web GUI, the Raid subsystem must use Firmware version 1.48. - Page 116 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2. To power off the Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1, select “Rescue Raid Set” under RAID Set Functions. In the Enter The Keyword box, type “PowerOffDisk”, press space bar, and then type “Enclosure#1 Slot#1”. The contents of “Enter The Keyword”...
- Page 117 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 3. The Disk Power will be turned off. In Device List of Enclosure#1, Disk in Slot#1 will no longer appear. User Manual...
- Page 118 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 4. To verify if Disk is really failed or still usable, you can try to power on the Disk. To power on Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1, select “Rescue Raid Set”. In the “Enter The Keyword” box, type “PowerOnDisk”, press space bar, and then type “Enclosure#1 Slot#1”.
- Page 119 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 5. If the Disk in Eclosure#1 Slot#1 is still good, the Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1 will be turned on. The Raid Set and Volume Set will be rebuilt automatically. The Volume Set state will show “Rebuilding”. IMPORTANT: If the disk is really failed and cannot power on, replace the failed disk with a new one.
- Page 120 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 2. When Disk Fails, How to Use Disk Power Function Command in Web GUI; With Hot Spare Configured NOTE: When a disk fails and the Volume Set use RAID Level with redundancy, such as RAID Level 5, the Volume Set state will become Degraded.
- Page 121 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 3. In Raid Set Hierarchy, the Volume Set state will be shown as “Rebuilding”. Note that Disk in Slot#1 is shown as “Failed”. 4. To power off the Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1, select “Rescue Raid Set” under RAID Set Functions.
- Page 122 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem NOTE: Sometimes the “PowerOffDisk” command will need to wait for several seconds before command execution is completed (web GUI is updated), specially when the Raid subsystem is active or busy. NOTE: If you try to power off a Disk, for example Disk in Slot#3 of Enclosure#1, but the Disk is not failed the Disk will not be powered off.
- Page 123 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 6. The System Event Information will show “Device Removed” for Device Enc#1 Slot#1. 7. In Device List of Enclosure#1, Disk in Slot#1 will no longer appear. User Manual...
- Page 124 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 8. To verify if Disk is really failed or still usable, you can try to power on the Disk. To power on Disk in Slot#1 of Enclosure#1, select “Rescue Raid Set”. In the “Enter The Keyword” box, type “PowerOnDisk”, press space bar, and then type “Enclosure#1 Slot#1”.
- Page 125 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 9. If the Disk in Eclosure#1 Slot#1 is still good, the Disk will be turned on. IMPORTANT: If the disk is really failed and cannot power on, replace the failed disk with a new one. If the failed disk is still good, observe this particular disk.
- Page 126 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 10. If the Disk in Enclosure#1 Slot#1 is still good, the Disk will automatically become Hot Spare. Note that this function (new disk will automatically become hot spare) will only work if there is a previously configured hot spare that has replaced a failed disk.
- Page 127 Fibre to SAS/SATA RAID Subsystem 3. Additional Information a. When a disk has failed in Enclosure#1 Slot#1 and you try to power off Enclosure#1 Slot#1 using the command “PowerOffDisk Enclosure#1 Slot#1”, and then remove the Disk from the slot and insert a new Disk, the Disk will not power on because the Disk Slot is still in power off state.
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